East Valley was forced to take a big defeat against North Central on Saturday, they got the better of them on Saturday. The Knights blew past the Wolfpack 10-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Knights' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Kayden Alban was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alban was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That hit was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, East Valley got a great performance from Theran Darden as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyler Goll, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for East Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise. Grayson Chissus also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Knights
| 03/28/26 @ North Central | 38.7% |
| 03/28/26 @ North Central | 14.3% |
| 03/25/26 vs Deer Park | 29.2% |
| 03/20/26 vs Riverside | 37.9% |
| 03/19/26 @ Pullman | 24.1% |
| + 22 more games |
East Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2025.
East Valley's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Coincidentally, East Valley and North Central will both be playing Rogers the next time they take the field. The Wolfpack will head out to face the Pirates at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, while the Knights will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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